Like I said - I'm in a rotten mood - y'all's posts are really all constructive and I just reacted to the title of the thread and not the content of the posts. Mea Culpa and carry on. BTW, I agree with this:
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(1) the mom or dad who comes to GC with questions to better understand how rush/recruitment works, what's involved, how it's changed since they were in school, etc., so that they have a good point of reference when talking with their children and can be a good parental sounding board if asked and if appropriate; and
(2) the mom or dad who are running the show for the kids and don't wait to be asked or worry about whether they're keeping the kids from making their own decisions and their own mistakes.
The former parents know when to say "you've got to figure this out/take care of this yourself." The latter don't.
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At the same time, there are some kids like Dionysus who recognize that their parents are overprotective (but still love them) and live their lives on their own, and there are others who get bullied by over bearing parents and let it happen.
This is an age old story - think of all the characters in history who have been led down the wrong (or right) path by overbearing parents - heck, Shakespeare plays are full of them! And that was way before cell phones
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